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When Doritos announced it was bringing back its long-running Crash the Super Bowl contest, which originally ran from 2007 to 2016, it felt like a no-brainer. The original contest challenged fans to create their own big game Doritos ad, with finalists to be voted on by fans, and the winner got $10,000 and a trip to the Super Bowl. It was a massive hit every year for about a decade. The basics remain the samecreate your own Doritos adbut this time the prize is $1 million, along with that trip to the Super Bowl in New Orleans.Now the brand has announced the three 2025 finalists. First up is Abduction by Dylan Bradshaw and Nate Norell. Here we see a guy get into an extraterrestrial tug-of-war over a bag of his favorite chips.Next is Charades by Mark Blitch from Wylie, TX. One man just cant seem to get the clues his family is throwing at him.And third is Barbershop by Zach Shenouda and Ryan Robinson, senior students at the University of Southern California film school. Its a not-so subtle nod to a Crash the Super Bowl classic from 2014 called Finger Cleaner.Beyond the finalists, Doritos also recruited a few Kansas City Chiefs to hype the campaign. Patrick Mahomes and his teammates Chris Jones, Xavier Worthy, and Creed Humphrey go full focus group on the finalists, without giving anything away.First to put fans firstCrash The Super Bowl was the first Super Bowl campaign to introduce the idea of getting fans actively involved. This is now common practicelast year alone there was DoorDashs award-winning DoorDash All the Ads contest, FanDuels second year of Kick of Destiny where you could bet on the outcome, andMiller Lites QR-coded T-shirt giveaway. Launching in 2006, it was right at the dawn of a user-generated content revolution that evolved into a creator economy that could hit $480 billion by 2027.PepsiCo Foods chief creative officer Chris Bellinger told me back in September that Crash the Super Bowl always revolved around putting control into the hands of fans. With the evolution of the creator culture, the advances in technology, it just felt like a great time to bring it back, he said. And this new generation of contestants not only has access to better technology and equipment, but many have already built an audience on social. Theyre putting out content all the time, theyve built a following, now they can take that audience on a journey to try and get into the Super Bowl, said Bellinger.Fans can vote onDoritosCrash.com through January 28, and the winner will be revealed in early February, ahead of Super Bowl LIX on Sunday, February 9.

Houses by Richard Neutra and Ray Kappe are among more than 12,000 structures lost in the ongoing fires in Los Angeles. Here, we roundup five of the most significant to have been destroyed.The Palisades and Eaton fires are the two largest of the several fires that have caused at least 24 deaths and the destruction of more than 12,000 buildings in Los Angeles since they began early last week.The fires, exacerbated by strong winds and drought conditions, have destroyed whole neighbourhoods, and hundreds of thousands of people have had to evacuate. Power outages and contaminated drinking water have affected thousands more.As of today, increases in wind speeds threaten to expand the ongoing fires.Above: a home designed by Richard Neutra was destroyed in the fire. Image via Los Angeles Damage Inspection (DINS) database. Top: the house before the fire. Photo copyright of Julius Shulman and Juergen NogaiGroups such as the Los Angeles Conservancy and Save Iconic Architecture are tracking the status of buildings deemed iconic or noteworthy in the midst of the "unfathomable" damage in the city.Many iconic structures that were under threat have now been marked safe including: Eames House and adjacent Eames Case Study Houses, Getty Villa, Craig Ellwood's Hunt House in Malibu, Buff, Straub & Hensman's Bass House and The Alfred Newman-Martha Montgomery House by Frank Lloyd Wright.Read: "The scale of the damage is unfathomable" say Los Angeles architectsMeanwhile, officials have been compiling data on a house-by-house destruction report. Many of the destroyed modernist homes are located in Malibu and the Palisades, while the Eaton fire destroyed many historical Spanish Revival and Craftsmen-style homes in the town of Altadena.Below are some of the most significant houses lost in the ongoing Palisades and Eaton fires:Photo copyright of Julius Shulman and Juergen NogaiThe Benedict and Nancy Freedman House by Richard Neutra, Pacific PalisadesRenowned modernist architect Neutra designed this small house in 1949 for two screenwriters.Built primarily with wood, the original structure had a single low volume with massive glass windows and clerestories. It was slowly expanded to become a two-level house over the years, remodelled by local studio Nonzero\architecture (studio bau:ton).View this post on InstagramA post shared by Save Iconic Architecture (@saveiconicarchitectureRobert Bridges House by Robert Bridges, Pacific PalisadesArchitect Robert Bridges designed this home to cantilever off a cliffside in the neighbourhood, supported by massive concrete pillars.It was built in the 1980s in the brutalist style but clad in California redwood.View this post on InstagramA post shared by Save Iconic Architecture (@saveiconicarchitecture)Keeler House by Ray Kappe, Pacific PalisadesSCI-Arc founder Kappe built this home for a jazz musician in 1991, using his own house nearby as a reference.The modern structure featured mostly wood construction and multiple tiers with terraces that cantilevered out towards the street. It was one of many Kappe designs to be destroyed, including the Culbert House in Malibu.Photo via WikipediaAndrew McNally House by Frederick L Roehrig, AltadenaBuilt for the president of technology company Rand McNally, this Queen Anne-style mansion in Altadena was one of the first significant works in the area and had become indicative of its late 19th-century architecture.New York-born architect Frederick Louis Roehrig designed the house, constructing it out of mostly wood with massive rotundas on one side.Photo via WikipediaScripps Hall by C W Buchanan, AltadenaAlso known as the Pasadena Waldorf School, this Craftsman-style structure was designated on the National Historic Register.The three-storey structure was made from wood and brick and featured the extruded rafters typical of the style when it was completed in 1904.The post Richard Neutra house among iconic homes lost during LA fires appeared first on Dezeen.

In 1930s Czechoslovakia, the Central Social Institution (CSI) of Prague developed a massive archive of social welfare data. They used cutting-edge (for the time) punch cards to record personal and social data of citizens receiving assistance. Researchers used this data to study poverty, unemployment and social issues.Accessing the archive was physically challenging, due to its size. The solution (designer unknown) came in the form of these motorized desks with cantilevered counterweights. These were electrically powered up and down, allowing clerks to get to the drawer they needed: According to Rare Historical Photos,"The [CSI] office consists of cabinets arranged from floor to ceiling tiers covering over 4,000 square feet containing over 3000 drawers 10 feet high (3 meters)." "The builder designed special electric-operated elevator desks which rise, fall, and move left or right at the push of a button, to stop just before the desired drawer. The drawers also open and close electronically. Thus work which formerly taxed 400 workers is done by 20 with a minimum of effort." You reckon anyone ever got stuck up there, while working late, after the maintenance crew went home?

After a period of ambiguity over the buzzword, the promise of cloud storage enticed many people to give up their reliance on local hard drives and SSDs, at least for files they need to be accessible anywhere they go. But while that ubiquity might be good for some cases, especially for online collaboration, but also had its downsides when it comes to speed, reliable access, and pricing.Network-attached Storage or NAS products tried to sell the idea of having your own personal cloud at home, but that really only worked if you either stayed only at home or had remote access to your home network from anywhere. This rather unusual portable NAS tries to take that even further by letting you carry that cloud with you and, even better or stranger, actually use it as a tablet computer with a tiny screen, even for just a few minutes at least.Designer: UnifyDrive (via Liliputing)Technically speaking, NAS devices are already mini PCs in their own right, with a CPU, memory, and custom operating system. Most of the time, however, you access it from a computer at home or remotely via an Internet connection, so just like mini PCs, they come headless or dont have their own monitors. The UnifyDrive UP6, however, is anything but typical and not only comes with a built-in battery, it also has a touchscreen on the side, literally.The UnifyDrive UP6 sounds more like a portable SSD drive in Hulk mode, fitting six M.2 2280 SSDs for a total of 48TB of storage. The choice of storage technology, versus more affordable hard drives, not only keeps the NAS compact but also resilient to movements and bumps. It is, after all, meant to be carried around, giving near-instant access to data either through a cable or a local wireless network. It even has Bluetooth support to let phones and cameras transfer data directly to it.Created with GIMPThe built-in battery lets you use the NAS without plugging it in but also acts as an instant UPS (uninterruptible power supply) for emergencies. The touch-enabled screen, on the other hand, lets you use the UnifyDrive UP6 directly even without a connected computer, managing and sharing files, browsing the Web, or even watching media stored there. Unsurprisingly, theres also an element of AI in the mix, allowing users to search photos and videos with facial recognition and natural language queries, all without even having to connect to the Internet.The post Portable NAS storage is also a computer with a built-in touchscreen first appeared on Yanko Design.

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MacworldA new report by security firm Check Point Research provides details on Banshee Stealer, Mac malware that attackers use to gain access to web browser data, such as login information and browser history, as well as crypto wallets. It sounds scary, but there isnt too much to worry about.Banshee Stealer is a new version of the malware that was discovered in July 2024. The malware has been updated with encryption taken from Apples XProtect, according to Check Point Research. XProtect is used by macOS as a layer of defense against malware, but Banshee Stealers new encryption allowed it to sneak by XProtect.Check Point Software reports that the browsers vulnerable to the malware are Google Chrome, Brave, Microsoft Edge, Opera, Vivaldi, and Yandexbrowsers that are based on the Chromium web engine that renders the websites within a browser. Safari, which is not on the list, is based on Apples WebKit engine. Bansee Stealer is mainly distributed through GitHub repositories of cracked software. It masquerades as other software that users are trying to download and also has a Windows counterpart called Lumina Stealer. Once installed on your system, it uses tricks to steal login data, including fraudulent browser extensions and pop-ups designed to look like legitimate macOS dialog boxes to get users to enter their system passwords.However, while mainstream media outlets have picked up on Banshee Stealer and security researcher Patrick Wardle points out on X that the threat is being blown 1000% out of proportion. Not only is the malware found only on sites that peddle mostly Illegitimate software, but the user also has to actively bypass macOSs Gatekeeper precautions to perform an installation.X/Patrick WardleHow to protect yourself from malwareThe easiest way to protect yourself from malware is to avoid downloading software from repositories such as GitHub and other download sites. Software in the Mac App Store has been vetted by Apple and is the safest way to get apps. If you prefer not to patronize the Mac App Store, then buy software directly from the developer and their website. If you insist on using cracked software then you will always run the risk of malware exposure.Apple releases security patches through OS updates, so installing them as soon as possible is important. And as always, when downloading software, get it from trusted sources, such as the App Store (which makes security checks of its software) or directly from the developer. Macworld has several guides to help, including a guide onwhether or not you need antivirus software, alist of Mac viruses, malware, and trojans, and acomparison of Mac security software

Smart glasses attracted a lot of attentionat last weeksConsumer Electronics Show, with a range of devices on display that combine lightweight frames with functionality such as heads-up displays and AI-powered assistants.These contrast with the mixed-reality headsets that created a buzz earlyin 2024, includingMetas Quest 3 andApples Vision Proboth of which aremuch heavier devices designed for shorter periods of use.Apples Vision Pro headset captured a lot of attention in 2024, but lighter-weight smart glasses were the rage at CES 2025.JLStock / ShutterstockThis year,the focus definitely seemed to be more on smart glasses than on headsets, in part because the Ray-Ban Meta smart glasses were a huge hit last year, said Avi Greengart, president and lead analyst at Techsponential.Smart glasses require purposeful compromise, when it comes to balancing functionality with a lightweight form factor, and different vendors are making different decisions, to achieve this, said Greengart.Hallidays smart glasses, for example, project text and imagesdirectly into the wearers field of view. This is perceived as a 3.5-in.screen that appears in the upper-right corner of the users view, and remains visibleevenin bright sunlight, Halliday claims. A proactive AI assistantwhich requiresaBluetooth connection to a smartphoneenables features such as real-time translation in up to 40 languages, live navigation for directions, and teleprompter-style display of notes.Hallidays smart glasses come in three different colors.HallidayAt1.2 ounces, theyre even lighter than Metas glasses (whichat1.7 ounces areonlymarginally heavierthan regular Ray-Bans). Hallidays smart glasses are available for preorder for $489, with shipping expected to begin at the end ofthe first quarter of this year.Even Realitiesalso offers a minimalist take with its G1 smart glasses, which start at $599. These include a micro-LED projectorthat beams a heads-up display ontoeachlens,whilean AI assistantenableslive translation and navigation when paired with a smartphone.Another vendor inthespace, Rokid,recentlyannounced its Glasses, alightweight (1.7 ounces) aimed at continuous use through the day.In addition toa simple green text display and intelligent assistant, Rokids device also packs a 12-megapixelcamera for image and video capture into the frames.Nuance Audioowned by Metas Ray-Ban partner, EssilorLuxotticahas an even more focused product: glasses that integrate a hearing aid into the frames. When you need a bit more help hearing someone, you turn them on and the glasses amplify the sound of the person you are looking at and direct it to speakers on the glasses stems that are aimed at your ears, said Greengart.Meta is rumored to be have an updated version of its Ray-Ban devices slated for release later this year. Theyhis willreportedlyfeature a simple display to show notifications and responses from Metas AI assistant. Meta has sold more thanamillion Ray-Ban smart glasses to date, according toCounterpoint Research stats.Most of these glasses are ones that I wouldnt mind wearing out in public, said Ramon Llamas, research director with IDCs devices and displays team. Were finally seeing designs that look and feel less bulky, and were getting into a bunch of styles instead of the usual wayfarer design.Other glasses, such asXreals One ProandTCLs RayNeo X2(marketed as augmented reality rather than smart glasses), are heftier andactas a portable display, with the ability to watch videos and access apps when tethered to a laptop or smartphone.Although demand for smart glasses isstillin its infancy, shipments are expected to see a compound annual growth rate of 85.7% through to 2028, according to recent IDCstats. These extended reality devices will soon be the second largest category within the broader AR/VR market, IDC predicts, with several million devices sold each year.Mixed reality headsets such as Apples Vision Pro and Metas Quest products will continue to account for the largest share of the AR/VR market, according to IDC, with extended reality smart glasses in second place.IDCThough many of the devicesshownat CES are largelyaimed atconsumers,somesmart glasses are also being tailored to enterprise customers (Vuzixbeinganexample).As the technology matures, Llamas sees a growing range of business use cases for smart glasses: capturing visual information hands-free, for instance, or live translation, whichcould also be useful for business travelers.This is where having access to business apps can help, especially if you can speak into those apps to execute a task and the smart glasses can handle that, said Llamas.I think were still a ways off from that actually taking place, so for now, expect smart glasses to be mostly within the realm of consumersspecifically tech enthusiasts and cognoscenti.